John P. Carlin is the common denominator in the Russian dossier fiasco. Carlin was a Senior Justice Department official in charge of the National Security Department (NSD). The Department of Justice is responsible for prosecuting federal crimes.

Carlin was Robert Mueller’s Chief of Staff when Mueller was FBI Director.

As former head of the National Security Division, Carlin oversaw 400 employees. His department was responsible for protecting the country against international and domestic terrorism, espionage, cyber, and other national security threats.

Representing the government before the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISA) and the Committee on Foreign Investments

Acting as lead investigator into breaches of public and private sector e-mail systems and protocol (like Hillary Clinton's email leaks and her private access given to others of non-secure top secret information)

Overseeing the investigations and prosecution of espionage cases, and cases involving the illegal export of military and strategic commodities (like Uranium One)

Managing cases of foreign hacking into domestic computer systems (like attempting to rig the election of a U.S. President)

Selecting, approving, and allowing top security clearances for 70 private contractors like Fusion GPS and CrowdStrike to have unrestricted access to the nation's surveillance data (which the court ruled to be illegal)

Carlin is pictured above on the left. He is standing next to his bosses, Loretta Lynch (sitting down), and James Comey (standing, right). President Barack Obama appointed Lynch Attorney General, and Comey FBI Director.

"Nobody in a Senior Department post resigns three weeks before an election when you think Hillary Clinton is going to win," said Joe diGenova. He is a former Special Prosecutor from the District of Columbia who has a private law practice. One of diGenova's clients is President Donald J. Trump.

Yet Carlin quit. Why?

"The answer is simple. It is all about the dossier", said diGenova. The Russian dossier "is a collection of field interviews", said Glenn Simpson. His company, Fusion GPS, wrote it.

The FBI paid for it. The Hillary Clinton Campaign for President bought it too and paid $12.4 million for it. What it cost the FBI is unknown pending public information disclosure law suits.

Andrew McCabe was former Deputy Director of the FBI. He said the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISA) court would have never approved an FBI warrant on Oct. 21st, 2016 without the "Russian dossier." His statement was made before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Dec. 21st last year.

On March 11th, 2016, the Justice Department issued a press release, "Evgeny Buryakov Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court In Connection With Conspiracy To Work For Russian Intelligence".

Whose name shows up in it? John Carlin, Assistant Attorney General. In paragraph three, Carlin said:

“Evgeny Buryakov pleaded guilty to covertly working as a Russian agent in the United States without notifying the Attorney General. Foreign nations who attempt to illegally gather economic and other intelligence information through espionage pose a direct threat to U.S. national security.

"The National Security Division will continue to work with our law enforcement partners to identify and hold accountable those who illegally operate as covert agents within the United States.”

Who was the all-star witness for the Prosecution in Judge Woods' Buryakov case?

Carter Page.

Coincidence?

In the Buryakov case, the John Carlin of the FBI vouches for Page's credibility as a witness. They tell the court he is to be believed. The court is told Page is an American has been an FBI informant for decades, specializing in gathering intelligence on real Russian spies.

After the trial, later that month, the FBI plants Page into the Trump Campaign as a volunteer.

Bam! Like magic, the FBI turns Page into an "evil" foreign operative, a Russian spy out to hurt America. The FBI needed a body, anybody to pose as a Russian spy.

The FISA Court can only approve warrants on non-Americans. Carlin picked Carter to be the foreigner needed for FISA warrant approval.

When approved, Carter became a walking wire tap. He became the surveillance dragnet the FBI needed to spy on Donald J. Trump, his family, Campaign Staff, White House administration, donors, and supporters.

No permission was necessary from Carter Page. He was already an FBI employee.

Rather than lying to the FISA court a second time, Carlin resigned. Otherwise, he was signing another false FISA warrant application.

Others in the FBI could sign the warrant and have "plausible deniability" of the true identify of Page. They could lie to the FISA court saying that they were unaware that Carter Page was an American citizen.

The FISA court can only approve warrants on non-Americans, according to Judge Rosemary Collyer, Presiding Judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.

The Judge ruled the FBI illegally outsourced an unlimited amount of top secret surveillance information to 70 private contractors.